§ Mr. Blakerasked the Minister of Overseas Development what is her estimate of 562W disbursements of overseas aid arising from existing firm commitments over the next three years on the basis adopted in her Written Answer to the hon. Member for Woking (Mr. Onslow) on 20th July 1977.
§ Mrs. HartI estimate that over the next three years disbursements arising from existing firm commitments will be as follows:
£ million 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 Bilateral aid 314 267 228 Multilateral aid 239 246 239 Total 553 513 467 A number of other commitments in principle are, of course, in the process of the detailed examination which precedes precise agreements.